SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line having y-intercept (0,5) and x-intercept (4,0).

Question 142412: Find the equation of the line having y-intercept (0,5) and x-intercept (4,0).

Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First we find the slope:
slope(m)=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
slope(m)=(0-5)/(4-0)
slope(m)=-5/4
now replace the x & y terms with one set of points & solve for the y intercept(b) in the line equation [Y+mX+b]
5=0*-5/4+b
5=b the y intercept.
Thus the line equation is:
y=-5x/4+5
(graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, -5x/4 +5).
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